The eagerly-awaited new novel from acclaimed author, Geraldine McCaughrean

• Geraldine McCaughrean is celebrated as one of the greatest living children's writers and has won every major children's book prize. She is the only author to have won the Whitbread Award three times.
• Geraldine McCaughrean is the author of Peter Pan in Scarlet, the only official sequel to Peter Pan, which was published to huge critical acclaim and media attention in October 2006.
• The Death-defying Pepper Roux is an engaging and exciting story that will delight readers from the first to the last page.
• Pepper Roux is an endearing and unforgettable character - everyone would like to know someone like Pepper!
• Being published in a beautiful hardback edition with stunning jacket illustration and design.

"[Praise for Peter Pan in Scarlet]: 'What McCaughrean has done is nothing short of miraculous. It's enough to make you believe in fairies." - Philip Ardagh, Guardian

"It's hard to see how she could have done it better." - Independent on Sunday

"[Praise for The White Darkness]: 'this has to be one of the most remarkable novels for children published in the last fifty years." - Nicholas Tucker

"The White Darkness is as good as it gets." - Independent on Sunday

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